Building construction



Nov. 17,1925. 1562 340 A. KISS y BUILDING CONSTRUCTION Filed April 413,-* 1925 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Nov'. 17, 1925- A. Klss BUILDING CONSTRUCTION "`1--\Fi1ed April 18, 1925 3 Sheets-.Sheet 2 Nov. ,17, 1925.

: A. KISS BUILDING CONSTRUCTION Filed April 18. 1925 5 Sheets-Sheet Y Tnx :vdi

aucuns' Patented Nov. 17, l

nnnirxissjr minimi', integreren., i

To' all 'whom'oz't concern:-

*Be it known that If,- AILEK Kiss', a citizen of Hungary-'residing' at Flint, in' the county of Genesee and State of Michigan, lia'vefinvented -cefrtain new and useful Improvements'in Building' Constructions, of which v the following' is a's'p'eeifeat'onf.

This invention-relates to improvements in i building construction.--' QV Theprimary obj'eotof thelin'ventionisthe provision of an"impr0ved vv'a-llstructure suitable for forming the outside" (gi-partition Wallfsfof a building.VA y y v A;iil'irlther` object of the invention is the 1s provisions of meanssu'italol'o for connecting molded or pressedE building blocks,l Without the use of a binding agent, such as mortar, cementete., to formawall: structure', said means being further suitable for havinfg finzo ishin'g' lathe orv thelike fastened thereto.A

f Other obj'eets and! advantages of the invention Will be apparent din-ing the course of` thev following desoription.

, In the accompanyi-n'gdravvings forming a' part of thist specification and,- in Which like` numerals are en'iplojyedV to designate like parts throughout thesarne,A i 1 n f Figure l is af ragmentary side elevational View: of afbuildingr Wall under construction,

s'Figure 2 is ato lplanfview" of the'vvvfails ofi a; two? roomfbui ding andV shows the improved method of constructing walls or the like Whichf embodiesthisinvention;Y i

Figure xis-a-verticak sectional view of a building Wall embodyingy 'the feathres of construction constituting thisV invention,-

. Figure 41 is a perspective view of one of the building; blocks employed for forming anloutside Wall,

f. Figure 51is a perspective View of the type of building bloclremployed for forming a partition Wall,

` 4Figure' 6=is a" modified forml of building` block, v

liiglurev isa fragentar'y perspective view of an upright with the inside buildirigblock holding strips fastened thereto,`

V-yFi'gure "8 isa fragmentary perspectiveV view. of an! outsidefrbloclrl locking board",4 and Figaro Q is a Vfr,figuriofria1fy` perspective new of ao fooioofbioior holdin-g strip'.

one paraooiany to Fig'. 1, whe-foin for tho piirpose of Viii'ustrati'on" is; shown a preferred embodiment' ofthis" invention', the numeral Referring to'` the I"acco'Inpaiiying drawings' 1 intended to extend in parallelism vvitliw'eah theh length fof 'the' 'louridingblocks-l 121- n Bef'orelfarranging the building blocks 12,

,other and'tobespaeedl adistanoe equal, to

in* the' positins shown this figure, thevv uprights 1'0 have fastened' `thereto *thel longitudinally' extending; inside bloelr holding strips 13' Which are 'fastened tothe side faces of theuprights 1'0 at their inner longitudi- .n'al'edges and have the'- fastening nails 14E driven throughI the strips to the sidesof'ther i then be ositioned:betvveen'= thefadjacent' up'- `righos if@ onoarmingoo 'so thatk thoinside homing strips 123'z winbereoeivod within the inner rabbeted' edges 15,0'f the blocks. Willi now be seen that theblockswillv cover the fastening nails 14 and will preventthe- Withdrawal of 'thelsame To Vcomplete the fastening of the blocks l2 in'p'laceftheoutsidelocking boards 16 should be fastenedlto the' outer longitudinal edges of the uprights 10,* by the' fasteningnails 17 vdriven intothe edges ofthe'npriglits. Itgw'ill be seen that 'these llockingbolts 16 afre'received at their g edges intherabbeted edges-18'k ofthe bu'ild-V .ing blocks` 1-21so'lthatthe y, outer faces yof the site ends 5 with tongues and-,5f grooves l n 19 and V20;;as*illustratedin thevarious figures,V the blocks `andf .boards Will lie 'Y in ai Common i finishing the sainevto produce a very pleasingappearance. It will be understood that the yinner longitudinal edges of the uprights are'suitable for having either metal or anchors the Y wooden laths fastened thereto for` receiving plaster or other finishing material. In'Fig. 2 there is shown in plan th various walls of a building. The outer walls are constructed in theV manner just de-H scribed. The partition 24 is formed in sulo. stantially the same way but from the partition blocks 25 which are Vpreferably 'thinner or of less thickness than the building blocks 12., AThese partition blocks 25 are formed with the rabbetedy edges 26 and have atongue formed on one end and a groove 27 formed in the other end, ythe tongue not beingshown in Fig. 5 wherein a detail view of a partitionV block 25` is shown. The uprights 28 have fastened thereto blockjholding strips 29and block locking .boards 30 in the same manner as described in connection with the stripsand boards 13 and'16 shown in Fig. 1.

.The opposite end vfaces of the partition wall 24 are illustrated as being connected to the outside vwalls intwo different manners. In one form, the upright 28 abuts against the inner longitudinal edge of` an` upright l0 and has a locking board 30 terminating with one edge flushly engaging the outer face of Va bloclrholdingfstrip 13. In the other form, the upright 28 engages an upright 10 inthe same manner, but one of the insideholding strips 13 is omitted and the locking board 30 carried by the upright 28 is projected int-.0j therabbeted edge 15 of the building block 12.` This is believed to be thev preferred form as it moreV rigidly partition wall to the outside wall.

This Figure 2 shows the preferred way of forn'iing a corner of a building which is to fasten two uprights 10 with their adjacent side faces abutting each other, as shown. The inside holding stripsl3 are mounted on tlie inner faces of the inner upright'lO -in close proximity to the inner longitudinal edge of that upright. The-outer faces of lthe two uprights 10 are Vprovided with Vflocking boards 16V which enter the outer 31 positioned between the same.

rabbeted edges 13 of the adjacent blocks 12. In Fig. 3 the overlying building blocks 12are illustrated as having a binding agent SuchV a binding agent may be used if desired, but it is considered that the same is unnecessary, as relative movement between the building blocks is prevented by lthe uprights and their holding strips and lockingV boards. This figure further illustrates the foundationv 5 as being seated upon a vcement or cin der bed L32. It is to be understood that any desired'mounting may be used for this type of foundation.

In Fig. Y@there isA shown a modified form place of the outside blocks 12 or partition blocks 2`5. This modified form of building block includes the body portion 33 having the various rabbeted edges 34: and 35.V The rabbeted edges 35, it will be noticed, vare at diagonally opposed edges while the rabbeted edges 34 are formed in the same side of the body 33. Y

It it to be'understood that the formsr of this invention herewith shown and described are to be taken as preferred examples of the same, and that various changes in the shape, size, and arrangement of parts maybe resorted to without departing from the spirit l of the invention. or the scope `of lthe subjoined claims.

Vof building *blockrwhich may beY used in c' atY The building blocks 12, 25 and :sasho'wn in detail in Figs. 4 to 6, are intended to be formed from a plastic mixture consisting of cement 20%, slate .cinders '70%,'vand. ashes of slate cinders 10%. f j

. I-Iaving thus' described lthe invention, I claim 1. In a buildingV construction, a wallgcon'- sisting of a baseboard, a plurality of uprights fastened to said baseboard, a vertical row of blocks positioned between each adjacent pair of uprights, .said blocks having their vertical edges rabbeted, holding strips fastened to the uprights and received within the inner rabbeted edges of the rows of bricks, locking boardsl fastenedto the outer faces of the uprights and projecting'laterally into the outer rabbeted edges of the rows of blocks, and a finishing coat fastened to the locking boards.

2. In a building construction, anwall consisting of a baseboard, aplurality of uprights fastened tosaid baseboard, a vertical row of blocks positioned between each adjacent pair of uprights, said blocks having their vertical edges rabbeted, holding strips fastened to the uprights and. received within the inner rabbeted' edges of the rows of blocks, locking boards fastened to the outer faces of the uprights and projecting laterallyr into the outer rabbeted edges of the rows of blocks, lathing fastened to the; lockingboards, and a finishing vcoat placed upon .said lathing. Y i

3. In a building construction, a wall consisting of a baseboard,a plurality of uprights fastened to said baseboard, a vertical -row of building blocks positioned between eaehadjacent pair of uprights, said blocks having their vertical edges rabbeted, holding strips` fastened to the uprights by nails driven horizontally into the latter, said holding strips being received Within "the inner Vrabbeted edges of the rows of blocks with the said blocks covering the heads of.v

said fastening nails, and locking' boards fastened to the outer longitudinal facesV ofv the uprightsand projecting laterally therefrom to be received within the outer rabbeted edges of the AroWsvoic4 blocks.

' o In testimonywhe'reof Iyalix my signature. Y v Y ALEC KISS 

